Posted on 04/02/2007 11:59:53 AM PDT by girlangler
Eight In One Announces Nationwide Recall of All Lots Of Dingo® Chickn Jerky Treats for Dogs, Cats And Ferrets
Contact: Jamie Tully Victoria Hofsted 212-687-8080
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Cincinnati, Ohio -- March 30, 2007 -- Eight In One, Inc., a division of United Pet Group, Inc., is voluntarily recalling nationally all lots of Dingo® CHICK'N JERKY treats due to Company concerns that the jerky treats have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination, in people, especially children, the aged, and people with compromised immune systems. The Food and Drug Administration is aware of this recall.
The products affected were sold at Target, PetSmart and other retailers. The products subject to this voluntary recall are Dingo CHICK'N JERKY 3.5 oz. and 8 oz. for dogs and Dingo Kitty CHICKEN JERKY 1.5 oz. for cats and Dingo Ferret CHICKEN JERKY 1.5 oz for ferrets.
Laboratory testing has shown that some samples of these chicken jerky treats were contaminated with Salmonella. The company is recalling all these products out of an abundance of caution.
Salmonella can potentially be transferred to people handling these pet treats, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy people infected with Salmonella can have some or all of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers..
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Apparently well animals can be a carrier and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
The company has received one report of Salmonellosis in a dog. There are no reports of human illness.
These products are being removed from retail stores. Consumers should immediately stop feeding these treats to their pets.
Consumers who purchased any of the above-identified CHICK'N JERKY TREATS should discontinue use of the products and should discard the unused portion. Consumer can obtain information on receiving refunds by contacting the Eight In One consumer affairs department at 1-888-232-9889.
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Yes they do supply gluten for human food, it was discovered on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810368/posts
Thanks.
Goodness.
I wholeheartedly recommend that everyone check out Wysong pet food products (http://www.wysong.net). Their products have not been recalled, and my cats and dog love their food. For convenience, you can order online and have everything shipped right to your door.
Carolyn
Check the package to see if the product is from China. If it is, don’t buy it.
Carolyn,
Here is the FDA recall site link:
https://list.nih.gov/archives/fda-recalls-l.html
As for the homemade dog food, I just boiled chicken and mixed the chicken broth with rice and mixed veggies. I have also put a fish oil tablet in it after reading how dogs need that. Below is another thread on making your own food. I told my vet’s assistant I was doing this, and she encouraged us to do so. They have cancelled all routine appts. because they have several sick dogs/cats with the symptoms at the Vet Hospital.
Let me know how your animals are, I hope they are okay. I just talked to a friend on the phone and her sister’s dog has been eating Alpo and has the symptoms of poisoning, she has the little Bijon (sp) at the vet now.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1809829/posts
My daughter has been feeding the canned Alpo Prime Cuts, and she had one can in the cabinet that was contaminated, according to the numbers. No way to know if she had fed others, as the cans went out in the trash. Her dogs are OK so far. What an awful situation. Thanks again for the info.
Carolyn
I may have misled you (unintentionally) about the wheat gluton in human food. Fox News is reporting now that there is none in there, but I had thought I read there was in another thread.
Sorry if I did.
I’ll still be checking labels and companies and don’t think I want anything to eat imported from China.
thanks for answering there are so may things coming up daily hard to keep up
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